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| Plot Summary of Snow in August |
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"Snow in August is a good example about prejudice and racism in the 1940's. The story is set in Brooklyn New York, where Michael and his widowed mom live. Michael is a sweet kid, and one day on the way to catholic mass, the Rabbi Hirsch calls out to Michael to come in and him a favor. Micahel walks into the building with Rabbi Hirsch, and then an instant friendship is formed.
The rabbi teaches Michael all about Jewish history and yiddish, while Michael teaches the rabbi to speak better English. Their friendship deepens, but Michael's friends turn against him for befriending a Jew.
There is a big bully in town, Frankie McCarthy, who starts a lot of trouble as he HATES the Jews and black people. Frankie is a big troublemaker and has a KILLING temper. He and a group of people start a lot of fights and hurt Michael pretty badly in one scene. They continue making problems until they get their 'dues' later in the book.
This is a book of depth and meaning when it comes to hate and predjudice against any minority or group of people."
Boppy, Resident Scholar
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" "Snow in August" is set in Brooklyn in 1947. Michael Devlin, an eleven year old Roman Catholic boy, befriends a rabbi who is a refugee from Prague. He listens to the rabbi's stories of the old country, helps around the synogogue and teaches the rabbi English. A gang of anti-Semitic teenagers try to intimidate the rabbi and Michael and eventually make good on their threats as one of them beats up the rabbi and puts him in the hospital. "
Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Snow in August |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- minorities fighting for rights
- religious issues
Inside culture (main char)
- religious Jew
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
- accused criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 (an above average amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Pacific NW
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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